Pomegranate Jelly & Citron Watermelon

We started making the pomegranate jelly this morning.  Carol removed the seeds from the large pomegranate she bought last week.  She put them in the steamer with the frozen seeds that she got from our on bush.  We started the steamer.  With the steamer going we then had breakfast.

We made two batches of jelly.  The first one was pomegranate and the second was a mix of pomegranate juice and grape juice.  The last one had more grape juice and the jelly taste more like grape jelly.

Made labels for them and the photo below shows them cooling down.

The Citron watermelon is so hard that I used a carpenters saw to cut it in half.  It is a pioneer variety that will store for a year.  I tasted it and it was chewy with no flavor.

 The seeds are red and are about 3/8 of an inch long.

The following recipe is from the internet.

Citron melon preserves:

3 quarts prepared citron melon

8 cups sugar, divided

2 quarts water

1 cup thinly sliced, seeded lemon

Cut the melon in half and remove meat and seeds. Then cut the rind in ¾ inch slices, removing the peel and discarding it. Cut the rind into 1-inch pieces. Remove the seeds from the meat and cut into about 1-inch pieces. Add 4 cups sugar to water and bring to a boil. Add citron chunks and cook rapidly until tender. Cover and let stand overnight.

The next day, add remaining sugar and lemon to mixture. Boil gently until melon is transparent and syrup is thickened. Stir frequently to avoid scorching. Remove from heat. Skim foam if desired. Ladle hot preserves into hot jars, leaving ¼ inch of headroom. Wipe jar rims clean and place hot, previously-simmered lid on jar and tighten ring down firmly. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath canner. If syrup becomes too thick, add a bit of boiling water; if it is too thin and the citron is cooked and tender, remove the citron and continue boiling syrup until thick, then re-add citron.
We can't make jelly with out pectin.  We drove to Fillmore to get the pectin and I got

We can't make jelly without pectin.  We drove to Fillmore to pectin and I got a furnace two inch filter while we were there.   The old one was really dirty.  It didn't take me long to install the new one.

 Lisa and Allie visited us.  They brought a brown reclining chair that matched the two sofas that we already have.

After a short visit we went back to Fillmore and had lunch at the Costa Vida.  I had a burrito which was really good.

When we returned home we took some pictures of the ice, which I am going to call, 'Devil's Ice Tower'. Below are Allie and Lisa.

Here is my picture in front of 'Devil's Ice Tower.'

After Lisa left I began work on the lumber racks.  The picture below is one part nearly finished.  The lumber will rest on arms the arms which are sticking up.

After super I went home teaching.  Richard Darnel is making little Christmas trees with an small American flag attached to be given to veterans in a care center in Utah county.




Comments and questions welcome.